50 Virginis

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:40 | Tran: 12:44 | Set: 17:49

Alt: 17.84° Az: 135.28° Direction: South-East

50 Virginis is a variable giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Virgo.

50 Virginis visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, 50 Virginis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 50 Virginis. The red arrow shows the motion of 50 Virginis during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 11m 03s

Declination -10° 27’ 39”

Hour Angle 21h 08m 17s

Sideral Time 10h 19m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 09m 45s

Declination -10° 19’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.31°

Galactic Latitude 52.28°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 50 Virginis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.58

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 50 Virginis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 50 Virginis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

50 Virginis is distant 655.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 201.21

Distance (light year) 655.94

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 50 Virginis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114287

SAO Catalogue SAO157760

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64224

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 3636

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6114

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 50 Virginis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.5° RISE 7:40

Max altitude: 28.1° TRANSIT 12:44

Azimuth: 259.5° SET 17:49

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo